Grambling State football team fails to show

7:44 PM,
Oct. 18, 2013

Grambling State University football player Naquan Smith speaks at a 'State of Emergency' gathering organized by student Kimberly Monroe in Grambling, La., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Smith said the team had concerns about the football coaching staff and facilities. After two days of players skipping practice, Grambling spokesman Will Sutton announced Dustin 'Dirt' Winston as the new interim football coach shortly following the student demonstration.

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Hours after Grambling State University president Frank Pogue reiterated his support for the school's athletic program and football team Friday morning, the team did not show up for its bus ride to Jackson, Miss., where it is scheduled to play Jackson State on Saturday.

Shortly after 6 p.m. Friday, Jackson State spokesman Wesley Peterson told the Associated Press that Grambling officials had informed Jackson State the game will have to be canceled.

Southwestern Athletic Conference Commissioner Duer Sharp had told the AP before the decision was made not to play that if Grambling's team did ...